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March 20, 2022 10:00 AM
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Finland and its northern neighbors top the list of the world's happiest countries. There is also a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally.
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June 26, 2016 10:00 PM
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Best content around Maker Movement Learning Analytics selected by the EdTech Update community.
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October 8, 2015 5:00 PM
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Singapore is officially the country with the smartest high-school kids in the world. What's it doing right?
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April 6, 2015 12:29 PM
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A totally different approach.
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November 29, 2014 8:47 PM
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A variety of international philosophies dictate leadership styles worldwide. Richard Madison shares these styles in an informative infographic.
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November 12, 2014 10:37 AM
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A long-standing debate in the U.S. about the benefits of later school start times is taking place in South Korea, too.
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October 10, 2014 2:57 PM
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Activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai challenges education systems across the world, including in her native Pakistan. After she was shot by the Taliban, she became a key figure in the movement to improve education in the country, particularly for girls where the widest education inequalities exist.
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September 5, 2014 4:58 PM
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As we all know from the results of The Learning Curve 2014, released by Pearson, South Korea’s education system has all rights to be called the best one in the world. Their ability to prepare young people for the workplace in the modern world is something we all should use as the example to follow …
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August 30, 2014 9:30 PM
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Sonia Verma discovered an educational oasis in the desert with important lessons for Canada
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August 18, 2014 6:25 PM
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Education Around The World Infographic: Ever wonder which regions around the world perform best when it comes to education?
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August 1, 2014 9:58 AM
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It’s clear that tablet use is increasing dramatically around the world. Recent years have seen a flurry of announcements about various government initiatives. The reasons for tablet roll-out...
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July 27, 2014 8:06 PM
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When we talk about how our education system is failing our students, there are a lot of different options presented on how to ‘fix’ it. Everyone has an answer, a promising new way of thinking, a potential magic bullet. Inevitably, we also examine school systems that are working as a part of investigating what to do …
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July 7, 2014 8:14 PM
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Like a zombie, Sami—one of my fifth graders—lumbered over to me and hissed, “I think I’m going to explode! I’m not used to this schedule.” And I believed him. An angry red rash was...
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April 13, 2018 10:00 PM
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I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites To Learn About…Happiness?:
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March 14, 2016 10:00 PM
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Flyover Country uses maps and geology databases to identify features of the landscape as a plane flies over them, no Wifi necessary
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September 19, 2015 4:00 PM
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The Global Innovation Index flags the most innovative countries, plus those that outperform their economic peers. "Barriers are falling," says Bruno Lanvin.
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December 17, 2014 12:03 PM
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An international ranking, from 14 hours a week in China to three in Finland
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November 12, 2014 5:07 PM
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October 29, 2014 10:08 PM
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September 7, 2014 4:50 PM
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September 4, 2014 9:42 PM
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What can Americans learn from the two most successful education cultures in the world?
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August 21, 2014 3:06 PM
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Google dispatched its distinctive cars to bring Street View to Indonesia back in 2012, and now the first fruits of that labor are finally showing. Today, nearly two years later, Google launched... Keep reading →
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August 2, 2014 10:27 AM
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In less than a decade, mobile technology has spread to the furthest corners of the planet. Of the estimated 7 billion people on Earth, 6 billion now have access to a working mobile phone. Africa, which had a mobile penetration rate of just 5% in the 1990s, is now the second largest and fastest growing mobile phone market in the world, with a penetration rate of over 60% and climbing.
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July 31, 2014 3:27 PM
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Google has announced that you can now explore detailed Street View imagery of 76 different historic sites in India directly from Google Maps or via the Google Cultural Institute portal. So,... Keep reading →
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July 20, 2014 12:01 PM
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Edutopia's video series Education Everywhere profiles innovative school systems all around the world. Here you'll find links to the videos and additional resources for learning about education systems in various countries.
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